- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport26 km
- EOI Eday Airport35 km
About Kier Fiold
Kier Fiold is a mountain. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. Elevation: 59 m. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Bay of Skaill and Row Head.
Photos of Kier Fiold
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Row Head Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Marwick Head John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Kier Fiold
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 134 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (134 mm)
- Driest month
- May (53 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 88 | 103 | 65 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 107 | 124 | 134 | 122 |
How to get to Kier Fiold
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 224 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 26 kmsoutheast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 35 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 67 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 224 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 288 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 345 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 359 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kier Fiold
Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 680 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km220 places
- Hoy Island 22 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 25 kmE
- Rousay Island 21 kmNE
- Wyre Island 21 kmE
25–60 km362 places
- Eday Island 34 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 41 kmNE
- Flotta Island 26 kmSE
- Auskerry Island 43 kmE
60–100 km404 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 81 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 84 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 62 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bay of Skaill Natural site, Orkney Islands1.1 km W
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Row Head Natural site, Orkney Islands2 km W
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Gyran Mountain, Orkney Islands2.9 km S
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Vestra Fiold Mountain, Orkney Islands3.6 km N
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Skara Brae Historic site, Orkney Islands2 km W
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Kellyan Hellyan Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km SW
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Garthna Geo Natural site, Orkney Islands4 km SW
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Marwick Head Natural site, Orkney Islands6.2 km N
More nature in United Kingdom
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Redland Hill Mountain, Orkney Islands5.2 km S
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Hill of Miffia Mountain, Orkney Islands5.3 km S
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Breck Ness Natural site, Orkney Islands9.2 km S -
North Gaulton Castle Mountain, Orkney Islands6 km SW
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Merranblo Mountain, Orkney Islands6.6 km S
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Mar Wick Natural site, Orkney Islands6.2 km N
Sources & licences
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